EV giant Tesla Inc. TSLA said on Monday that there are over 60,000 Model Ys on the road in Norway, making it the best-selling EV in the Nordic country.
What Happened: “We were told EVs don’t work in colder climates. There are now more EVs than petrol cars on the road in Norway,” Tesla wrote on one of its several official X accounts.
The Norwegian Road Federation said last week that there are 2.8 million private cars registered in the country. Of these, 754,303 are battery electric vehicles and only 753,905 are powered by gasoline. Diesel, however, continues to be the most popular fuel choice in the country.
This is in spite of the country’s low temperatures. EV critics have often said that electric vehicles will not work well in the cold and offer low range once the mercury drops.
Why It Matters: Last month, over 94% of all new car registrations in Norway were EVs. Model Y was the best-selling EV in the country during the month, accounting for 19% of overall vehicle sales in the country.
Other popular vehicle models in the country include the Volvo EX30, the Skoda Enyaq, and the Volkswagen ID.4.
Norway has set a goal of making all new cars sold in the county zero emission vehicles by 2025, years ahead of the European Union.
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